Henry William St Pierre Bunbury, after whom the City of Bunbury in Western Australia is named, was a professional soldier, the son and nephew of distinguished professional soldiers. He was j...
Tom Traine was one of the overlanders from Queensland to the West in the 1880s. His story covers the opening of the Barkley Tablelands, Black Jack Reid, the Ragged Thirteen, aboriginal encou...
A very early reminiscence of the Coolgardie goldfields with detailed descriptive views.
This important list of mining leases, set out by goldfield and district, lists the active years, the tonnage of ore, and the gold produced. It is an essential volume for any prospector in WA...
A compilation of data on 1360 nuggets each weighing over 20 ozs.
There is little more heart-breaking for parents than to lose a child, especially one of tender years, in whom love and dreams for the future were the warp and weft of a precious tapestry.
The spectacular gold output of this now forgotten show created legends in the 1890s. The ore was carted hundreds of miles by packhorse for treatment. Most of the owners drank themselves to d...
The technique of loaming has found many new gold mines and millions of $ of gold. This book by the ‘Prince of Loamers’ is an essential handbook for prospectors. It gives the potential fo...
This book is a vital addition to both Steve’s recent book on the Roundhouse and the earlier collections of the WA Dictionary of Biography series.
The full story of the 1890s’ share fiasco that shattered London and Western Australia.